Seneca Rehabilitation Hospital
Wheeling, WV · Medicare-certified inpatient rehabilitation facility (CCN 513025)
- Patients discharged to the community (return home): Worse
- Readmissions within 30 days of discharge: No Different
- Readmissions during the rehab stay: No Different
Ownership: For profit · Phone: (304) 234-0500 · Verify on Medicare Care Compare ↗
CMS rates Seneca Rehabilitation Hospital worse than the national rate for discharging patients back to the community, and among its five reported measures, none are better than the national rate while one is worse. The rest are no different than national rates.
CMS reports that Seneca Rehabilitation Hospital's rate of returning patients to the community is worse than the national rate, while its readmission rates after discharge and during the stay are no different than the national rate.
Seneca Rehabilitation Hospital is a Medicare-certified, for-profit inpatient rehabilitation facility in Wheeling, West Virginia, providing intensive therapy to help patients regain function after a stroke, surgery, or serious injury before returning home.
About this facility
Seneca Rehabilitation Hospital is a Medicare-certified inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) located in Wheeling, West Virginia, in Ohio County. Facilities like this one provide intensive, hospital-level therapy — often several hours a day of physical, occupational, and speech therapy — to help patients regain function after a stroke, major surgery, or serious injury, with the goal of returning home rather than moving to long-term custodial care. Seneca is a for-profit facility that has been Medicare-certified since October 1, 1983.
According to CMS Care Compare data, Seneca's rate of discharging patients back to the community is worse than the national rate. Its rate of unplanned readmissions after discharge, and during the rehab stay itself, are each reported as no different than the national rate. Healthcare-associated infection measures, including catheter-associated urinary tract infections and C. diff infections, are not reported for this facility in the available data, which CMS notes can occur when case counts are too low to report reliably — this is not an indicator of poor quality.
Overall, of the measures CMS reports for Seneca Rehabilitation Hospital, none are rated better than the national benchmark, and one — discharge to community — is rated worse. The remaining reported measures are in line with national rates. Families considering rehab options should review the full, current details on CMS Care Compare, as this summary reflects a specific data snapshot and figures may be updated over time.
Questions patients and families ask
What is an inpatient rehabilitation facility, and how is it different from a nursing home?
An inpatient rehabilitation facility provides intensive, hospital-level therapy — often multiple hours a day — to help patients regain function quickly after a stroke, surgery, or serious injury, whereas a nursing home typically provides longer-term, lower-intensity custodial care.
How often do patients at this facility recover enough to return home?
CMS rates Seneca Rehabilitation Hospital's rate of discharge to the community as worse than the national rate.
How does this facility compare to national rates on readmissions?
Its readmission rates, both after discharge and during the rehab stay, are reported as no different than the national rate.
How does this facility compare on healthcare-associated infections?
Infection measures for catheter-associated UTIs and C. diff are not reported for this facility, which CMS notes can happen when case counts are too low, not necessarily due to poor quality.
Does Medicare cover care at this facility?
Seneca Rehabilitation Hospital is Medicare-certified, but for coverage specifics you should contact the facility at (304) 234-0500 or verify on Medicare Care Compare.
Who owns this facility?
Seneca Rehabilitation Hospital is a for-profit facility.
How long has this facility been Medicare-certified?
It has been Medicare-certified since October 1, 1983.
What conditions does inpatient rehabilitation treat?
The data provided doesn't specify treated conditions; contact the facility at (304) 234-0500 or check Medicare Care Compare for details.
How is this facility's overall quality picture on CMS measures?
Of the measures reported, none are better than the national rate, one (discharge to community) is worse, and the rest are no different than national rates.
How do I verify this facility's current record on Medicare Care Compare?
You can review the most current data at https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/inpatient-rehabilitation-facility/513025?state=WV.
What should I ask when choosing an inpatient rehab facility?
Consider asking about discharge-to-community rates, readmission rates, and infection rates, all of which are reported by CMS Care Compare for comparison across facilities.
How do I arrange a transfer to this facility from the hospital?
The data provided does not include admission procedures; contact the facility directly at (304) 234-0500 for transfer arrangements.
Data: CMS Care Compare (Aug2026 refresh). Outcome comparisons are CMS's published measures relative to the national rate. Verify current details with the facility and Medicare before making care decisions.